Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Lenovo IBM USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive vs Samsung DVD-ROM 48X16 BULK

Key differences

Internal
- IBM USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive:No
- DVD-ROM 48X16 BULK:Yes
Drive device, buffer size
- IBM USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive:2 MB
- DVD-ROM 48X16 BULK:0.5 MB
CD read speed
- IBM USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive:20x
- DVD-ROM 48X16 BULK:48x
DVD read speed
- IBM USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive:6x
- DVD-ROM 48X16 BULK:16x
Weight
- IBM USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive:305 g
- DVD-ROM 48X16 BULK:740 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- IBM USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive:157 x 130 x 19 mm
- DVD-ROM 48X16 BULK:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of IBM USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive, DVD-ROM 48X16 BULK
14 specifications	A Lenovo IBM USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive View product	B Samsung DVD-ROM 48X16 BULK View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Performance1 differ
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.5 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	66.6 MB/s
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	20x	48x
DVD read speedDiffers	6x	16x
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	305 g	740 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	157 x 130 x 19 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or later	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-Viedo,CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM, Video-CD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-Extra, CD-TEXT, CD-R/RW, CD-DA
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 ms

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